CVE-2012-5691
Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 52.70% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 December 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- realnetworks/realplayer · realnetworks/realplayer sp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 52.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.